On Fallen Angel,
artist/larry-coryell-mn0000124784">Larry Coryell teams upward amongst arranger
artist/don-sebesky-mn0000801711">Don Sebesky to reach a wide-ranging album amount of sampled sounds in addition to programmed tracks inwards an endeavour to mix the sometime CTI audio of the '70s amongst the production techniques in addition to rhythms of the '90s. "Inner City Blues" kicks things off amongst cracking promise, every bit
artist/coryell-mn0000124784">Coryell jams over a pre-programmed beat rails amongst background vocalists. On "(Angel on Sunset) Bumpin' on Sunset," he improvises along amongst a sampled
artist/wes-montgomery-mn0000248392">Wes Montgomery, in addition to thus turns
artist/erroll-garner-mn0000206967">Erroll Garner's classic "Misty" into a mid-tempo reggae jaunt through which he in addition to pianist
artist/mulgrew-miller-mn0000608135">Mulgrew Miller move lightly. The CTI connector is brought to the forefront amongst a remake of
artist/deodato-mn0000212614">Deodato's "2001" hitting called "Thus Spoke Z," on which the famous subject is implied simply never stated. Other highlights include a funky, angular tribute called "Monk's Corner,"
artist/sebesky-mn0000801711">Sebesky's attractive "I Remember Bill" in addition to the solo "Westerly Wind." There are too 2 pleasant smoothen jazz song pieces at the front end of the album, the beautiful ballad, "Fallen," a distich betwixt vocalists
artist/klyde-jones-mn0000102316">Klyde Jones in addition to
artist/jeanie-bryson-mn0000814058">Jeanie Bryson, in addition to the funky made-for-radio "Never Never," featuring saxophonist
artist/richard-elliot-mn0000852970">Richard Elliot in addition to a song from Ms. Jones.
Fallen Angel was manifestly an endeavour to honor
artist/larry-coryell-mn0000124784">Larry Coryell a house on the smoothen jazz playlist, a trace of piece of job it didn't actually accomplish. While it is non probable to appease those who bemoan the guitarist's failure to alive upward to his initial promise, it tin sack hold upward enjoyed if taken on its ain terms.
Tracks Listing
1. Inner City Blues (3:31)
2. Fallen (3:45)
3. Never Never (3:34)
4. Angel On Sunset (5:40)
5. Stardust (5:55)
6. Misty (4:32)
7. I Remember Bill (3:07)
8. Pieta (5:53)
9. Thus Spoke Z (4:49)
10. Stella By Starlight (4:31)
11. Monk's Corner (6:26)
12. Westerly Wind (2:04)
13. The Moors (2:53)
Total fourth dimension 56:40
Line-up / Musicians
- Larry Coryell / electrical guitar
With:
- Jeanie Bryson / vocals (2)
- Klyde Jones / vocals (1-3)
- Wes Montgomery / guitar (4)
- Mulgrew Miller / pianoforte (5,6,9)
- Ted Rosenthal / pianoforte (8,11)
- Jamie Laurence / synth programming
- Don Sebesky / synth (?), musical director, arrangements
- Richard Elliot / tenor saxophone (2,3)
- Chris Hunter / alto saxophone (9)
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